State v. Shanks

The defendant, Vernon Shanks, appeals from the judgment of conviction,1 rendered after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (l),2 and of carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General *105Statutes § 29-35.3 The defendant presents the two following issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court improperly failed to grant the defendant’s motion for a new trial without conducting any further inquiry to determine whether alleged prosecutorial misconduct had prejudiced the jury; and (2) whether the trial court improperly instructed the…